Thomas Allan Loeb

LOEB SMITH TOUNSHENDEAUX UNGERER LICCARDI ELDERKIN HARRIGAN KUBIC

Posted By: diane beier (email)
Date: 8/5/2022 at 14:12:47

Thomas Allan Loeb, 72 years old, of Jesup, IA, died Saturday, July 30, 2022, at his home following a lengthy illness.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. - Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church – Jubilee, in rural La Porte City, IA. Tom donated his body to the University of Iowa to further medical research.

Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Monday, August 1, 2022, at White Funeral Home, Jesup. Visitation will continue for an hour before services, Tuesday, at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family. Condolences may be left at www.White-MtHope.com

Thomas Allan Loeb was born December 22, 1949, the son of Wilbert Henry Loeb and Mary Lucile (Smith) Loeb. He graduated from Jesup High School with the class of 1968 and then attended Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, IA. He married Carman Tounshendeaux and they later divorced. On September 1, 1985, he was united in marriage to DeAnn Jean Ungerer at Zion Lutheran Church – Jubilee. They made their home in rural Jesup. Tom was a machinist at John Deere and also worked with A-Line Metals and Bill Doran Floral Wholesales, all in Waterloo, IA.

Tom worked hard. He recycled metals, trimmed trees, and sold firewood. He liked to build furniture and breed St. Bernard dogs. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and birdwatching. He was an avid Minnesota Vikings and Iowa Hawkeyes fan and loved to watch the wrestling team. He was a WWll history buff and liked his chocolate and Pepsi along with his Ford trucks. Tom was a member of UAW Local #838, Ducks Unlimited and Zion Lutheran Church – Jubilee.

Tom is survived by his wife, DeAnn Loeb of Jesup, IA; two sons, Ryan (Tonya) Loeb of Waterloo, IA, Cody (Leah) Loeb of Independence, IA; two Daughters, Jennifer Loeb of Marengo, IA, Andrea (Jeremy) Liccardi of Hazleton, IA; eight grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one brother, Kenny Loeb of Jesup, IA; two sisters, Lois Elderkin and Diana Harrigan, both of Corpus Christi, TX; one aunt, Grace Kubic, Center Point, IA; and his mother-in-law, Annagene Ungerer of Hawkeye, IA.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister-in-law, Ann Marie Loeb; brother-in-law, Sam Harrigan; and his father-in-law, Dale Ungerer.